The Craving (album)

The Craving
Studio album by MD.45
Released	July 23, 1996 July 27, 2004 (Remastered)
Genre	Punk rock Heavy metal
Length	40:41 51:45 (Bonus)
Label	Slab (Original) Capitol (Remastered)
Producer	Dave Mustaine

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The Craving is the only album released by MD.45, which was a side project of Megadeth guitarist/frontman Dave Mustaine, along with Fear guitarist/vocalist Lee Ving on singing duties, bassist Kelly LeMieux and former Suicidal Tendencies and Alice Cooper drummer Jimmy DeGrasso. The album has been released in two versions: the original with Ving on vocals released on July 23, 1996 on Slab Records and the remaster with Dave Mustaine on vocals in 2004 on Capitol Records.

Mustaine described the album (via the liner notes on the remastered CD) as "a punk metal record, warts and all." Mustaine also notes that his vocal range is not as "soulful" as Lee's. "I sang them for Lee, now I'm singing them for you."

Mustaine has stated that he replaced the original vocal tracks with his own to "entice interest from Megadeth fans who might have overlooked the original."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Hell's Motel"	Mustaine, Ving	Mustaine	4:41
2.	"Day the Music Died"	Mustaine	Mustaine	4:37
3.	"Fight Hate"	Ving	Mustaine	2:50
4.	"Designer Behavior"	Mustaine	Mustaine	3:34
5.	"The Creed"	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:00
6.	"My Town"	Mustaine, Ving	Mustaine	3:07
7.	"Voices"	Mustaine, Ving	Mustaine	3:36
8.	"Nothing Is Something"	Mustaine	Mustaine, Ving, LeMieux, DeGrasso	3:52
9.	"Hearts Will Bleed"	Ving	Mustaine	3:24
10.	"No Pain"	Ving	Mustaine	2:51
11.	"Roadman"	Ving	Mustaine	3:08

2004 bonus tracks
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
12.	"Chutney"	Mustaine	Mustaine	4:22
13.	"Segue"	(instrumental)	(unknown)	1:24
14.	"The Creed" (Megadeth Demo)	Mustaine	Mustaine	5:20

Personnel

Original release

• Lee Ving – vocals, harmonica
• Dave Mustaine – guitar
• Kelly LeMieux – bass
• Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

2004 remix and remaster

• Dave Mustaine – vocals, guitar
• Kelly LeMieux – bass
• Jimmy DeGrasso – drums

Megadeth (performs only on "The Creed" (Megadeth Demo))

• Dave Mustaine – vocals, guitar
• Marty Friedman – guitar
• Dave Ellefson – bass
• Nick Menza – drums

Production Produced by Dave Mustaine Recorded by Billy Moss, assisted by Aaron Carey Mixed and vocals recorded by Max Norman and Dave Mustaine, assisted by Mike Tacci and Laurence Jacobson Mastered by Wally Traugott

2004 remix and remaster Produced by Dave Mustaine Mixed by Ralph Patlan and Dave Mustaine Engineered by Ralph Patlan, assisted by Lance Dean Edited by Lance Dean and Scott "Sarge" Harrison, assisted by Bo Caldwell and Dave McRobb Mastered by Tom Baker

References

1. Mustaine p. 274

• Mustaine, Dave (2010). Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir. New York, New York, USA: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-171437-5.